/*
 * Copyright (C) 2008 Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
 *  
 * This file is part of OurGrid. 
 *
 * OurGrid is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
 * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free 
 * Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) 
 * any later version. 
 * 
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT 
 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or 
 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * for more details. 
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License 
 * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 * 
 */
package org.ourgrid.common.internal;

import java.util.List;


/**
 * Request messages executor's interface.
 *
 * @param <T> it bounds the type of the transfer object.
 */
public interface RequesterIF<T extends IRequestTO> {
	
	/**
	 * Executes this request according to this input transfer object producing a list
	 * of response transfer objects.  
	 * 
	 * @param request The input transfer object.
	 * @return A list of response transfer objects.
	 */
	public List<IResponseTO> execute(T request);
}
